Here's the audio file (MP3/17.3MB/1:15:47) for this Friday, October 17, 2008, session: Download C2_Energy
Dina Cappiello, Associated Press environmental reporter, Jonathan Cogan, chief press officer of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), and Catharine Richert, reporter for the Congressional Quarterly, hosted a session for beginning environmental reporters: Energy 101. Cappiello, with 10 years experience in the field, headed the discussion that gave reporters insight into finding valuable information about energy use and production in the United States.
Cogan introduced the EIA's website, and stressed the organization's "culture of neutrality." All the panelists stressed the usefulness of the website.
Catharine Richert, an expert on Congressional policy, spoke on relating bills passed in Washington, D.C. to more regional, or local, stories. She recommended two websites for journalists to collect information regarding environmental policies and companies: Thomas/U.S. Congress on the Internet and OpenSecrets.org
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